A Taste of Italy in Springfield’s South End
The smells and sounds of Italy filled the South End Middle School auditorium Saturday night in Springfield. It was called "A Taste of Italy". In its 20th year, and organized by parishioners of the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, the popular dinner fundraiser was attended by hundreds or parishioners and residents of the South End. R...
Dante Aligheri Society to Host Open House
by Carla Balzano The Dante Aligheri Society will be hosting an open house for their Fall Trimester Language Courses. The open house will be on September 3, 2015 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at their Cambridge location. At the open house, students will be able to not only sign up for the Fall Trimester, but also speak with teachers, tes...
Authentic Italian food in Medford Square
By Stephanie Schorow WHO'S IN CHARGE Owners Matteo and Francesca Ronzio — who relocated earlier this year from Italy — are seeking to create an Italian dining experience very different from the Italian-American cuisine familiar to New Englanders. Ronzio has no quarrel with dark restaurants that heavily rely on tomato sauce, but...
Vincent Ferraro, Twirling at Glenville Pizza Since 1976
Sitting down in the pizza parlor he has run for 40 years, owner Vincent Ferraro recalls the leap of faith it took to purchase the business for $15,000 back in 1976. Vincent was just 23 when he bought out "USA Pizza," and renamed it Glenville Pizza. But the young entrepreneur was good with numbers, understood pizza making and already had h...
Waterbury names Italian-American as mayor for a day
The city of Waterbury is starting its Columbus Day celebration a little early. Every October the city names an Italian-American as mayor for a day. He gets a small parade downtown, and a ceremony outside City Hall. This year's honoree is John Sarlo. He served in the Korean War, spent years on the city council, and has supported every...
Blessing of the Fleet in New Haven Connecticut
Sunday, June 22nd at 1pmNew Haven Long Wharf HarborNew Haven, Connecticut 06511 St. Andrew The Apostle Society will be hosting their annual Blessing of the Fleet in honor of St. Andrew the Apostle who was a fisherman. The Society would like to wish all the boaters and their families / friends a happy and safe boating season! Anyone interested in...
Giorgia, una bolzanina si fa onore in America
Il sogno a stelle e strisce di Giorgia Battisti non solo si è realizzato ma è diventato una piacevole e proficua quotidianità. Si sa, lo sport ad alto livello gola a qualsiasi atleta. Se poi si è una giocatrice di hockey cosa c’è meglio del Nordamerica? Nulla. Ed ecco che quell’anno di stacco dalla scuola italiana per andare a fare un’espe...
Zappala reminisces about parochial grammar school in 'Bless Me Sister'
By Terry Date Tom Zappala, 62, is back in the old Italian neighborhood this spring day dropping by the place where he grew up, home to memories that unfold on the pages in his book "Bless Me Sister." It's a nostalgic and often humorous look back to the late 1950s and 1960s in a six-block area rich in Italian-American culture, a time...
Napoli Italian Market opens this week in downtown Waterville
Mayor Nick Isgro Friday pointed to a black and white photo on the wall of Napoli Italian Market. "This is my grandparents' first date," Isgro said, of the photo of his grandfather, Sam, and grandmother, Eleanor. Another photo on the wall shows Sam, who was a Waterville city councilor many years ago, with Isgro's father, Jim, when Jim was a...
Parishioners feast on St. Joseph sweets
Parishioners of St. Joseph Church have their patron saint to thank for a sweet treat they indulge in just once a year. That would be zeppole, the rich Italian pastry churchgoers enjoyed Sunday in observance of St. Joseph's Feast Day, which occurred at the spring equinox on Saturday. Along with fathers, workers, the Archdiocese of Hartford and...
“Italia, svegliati!”: a Boston i nuovi talenti del business incontrano l'impresa italiana
Gli organizzatori della conferenza annuale sul futuro dell'impresa italiana, ospitata dal MIT e dalla Harvard University, hanno scelto un titolo forte: "Wake Up, Italy!" ("Italia, svegliati!"). All'evento hanno preso parte tra gli altri il consigliere del ministro per lo Sviluppo Economico Alessandro Fusacchia, il direttore esecutivo di Agusta West...
Which 2 Boston Eateries Made this ‘Best Italian Restaurants in America’ List?
When it comes to authentic Italian food, Boston certainly has plenty of it. Not only are we home to the North End's Italian fare but many of our restaurants have also somehow managed to make this category of food even better (if that's possible). Two of those local Italian eateries have even earned a nod in Thrillist's list of "Best Italia...